Snapping instead of clapping - Page 2

OleMissGlitter · #1 01-28-2005, 04:12 PM

My chapter has snapped since I was initiated back in 1996 and I'm sure before that time they did as well. They still snap and I encourage it because it is more uniform and polite when you have over 250 members in a chapter.

angelic1 · #2 01-28-2005, 04:42 PM

I always thought our campus' chapter of Kappa Delta did the "quote" or "ditto" motions bc their local mascot is Woodstock (you know.. the little yellow bird from Peanuts.) Maybe I'm not thinking about the right motion though. They do their fingers and they move their arms back and forth.

Our chapter use to both clap and snap.
When we had speakers or were at an event we would clap, but other times we would snap, like in a meeting or something. I guess bc we always did, I dont find it wierd.

sugar and spice · #3 01-28-2005, 04:47 PM

My chapter snapped (a little) during chapter or informal meetings that were members-only, which, as others have said, makes sense if you're in a hurry to get things over with and don't want to interrupt. But I can't imagine doing it in public.

KSUViolet06 · #4 01-28-2005, 04:48 PM

We snap. I agree it is alot quieter when you have 50+ women in a room. Kappa Phi has always just clapped, although I find myself accidentally snapping in there all the time.

Peaches-n-Cream · #5 01-28-2005, 04:49 PM

I never heard of snapping instead of clapping.

kddani · #6 01-28-2005, 05:07 PM

I HATED the whole snapping thing before I joined KD. Another sorority had a good number of members in another group I was involved in, and they would ALWAYS snap, even if everyday conversation. THAT was annoying.

It meeting, if you're following Robert's Rules of Order, only one person can speak at a time. We used snaps to place emphasis on stuff- like if someone talked about something to raise money or get something cheaper, i'd snap (as treasurer!). It kinda was like an "i agree" or "hell yeah" kinda of thing.

We never did it outside of meeting. We'd always clap for guests

Glitter650 · #7 01-28-2005, 05:21 PM

Actually it's funny because my chapter is the only chapter in our region who doesn't snap. When we attend founders day or a training conference with other chapters, they'll all be snapping we'll be clapping, and the new girls are like "WTF ?!" Then the oldies have to explain, OH yeah, the ohter chapters snap. It's just not something we've ever done for some reason. Maybe we're just the loud, obnoxious chapter.

layla2728 · #8 01-28-2005, 05:34 PM

We're the only sorority on campus that claps instead of snaps... going through rush, the snapping drove me crazy (but it does make sense why they do). When I got to my chapter and they clapped, I was relieved

Of course, now being on the other side during rush, I almost wish we snapped during the parties (like when we're showing our video) because the clapping really does drown out other stuff.

Betarulz! · #9 01-28-2005, 06:19 PM

We snap, and I think that as a whole, most of Beta Theta Pi's chapters snap.

We've always been told that it dates back to some of the earliest chapters of Beta, those that existed sub-rosa due to anti-fraternity sentiment. Clapping was way too loud and they would have been caught as a fraternity, leading to a number of things - including expulsion from school. I'm not sure that it's entirely true, but it makes sense. I'm also not sure who told me that, but it's something that we learned about very early on.

ECUJacob · #10 01-29-2005, 01:05 AM

I haven't experienced a Beta chapter yet that doesn't snap. My chapter snaps for everything. And there's not much more I can say that's different from what's been posted... it's not as loud... it's different... yada yada yada. It just gets weird when you do it work or in church or whatever.

Buttonz · #11 01-29-2005, 01:40 AM

Like AEPhiSierra said, most of us on campus snap. I can't snap for the life of me though!

TriDeltaGal · #12 01-29-2005, 02:29 AM

I like snapping however...
I swear it took several months after graduating to stop snapping automatically when I agreed with something. Fortunately, all of my close friends were in sororities but I would definitely get some weird looks when it would happen in public or with my new co-workers!

AlphaFrog · #13 01-30-2005, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by MysticCat81
Snapping? Sounds kind of "In Living Color"/"Men on Film" to me.

But what do I know -- I've got a musical background, and musicians stomp instead of clapping.

Actually, in my experiance as a music major, usually band stomps, choir claps...

But this makes sence, as it's almost impossible to clap and hold up your tuba at the sane time (especially the BBbb, I can barely hold that thing up and do anything!)

James · #14 01-30-2005, 03:20 PM

Snapping is cool if you were the first people to invent it . . . if your previous membrs copied it from another group cause they thought it was cool . . . well that makes it kind of dorky.

MysticCat · #15 01-31-2005, 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by AlphaFrog
Actually, in my experiance as a music major, usually band stomps, choir claps...

In my experience (also as a music major and as a musician since college), it varies for choirs.

As you said, bands (and orchestras) almost always stomp, because they are holding instruments. In my experience, choirs often stomp as well if they are seated rather than standing and are on stage with a band or orchestra.